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Since the decision was announced earlier this year that Mission Hills and San Marcos would be replacing San Dieguito Academy and Sage Creek in the Avocado West League for 2018-19, there has been a great deal of anticipation as well as speculation as to just how the two new schools will impact what was already a top tier conference in the CIF’s San Diego section.

Everyone will have to wait until June of 2020 to determine just how successful the two newcomers will be but most observers aren’t hesitant about assessing their impact in an overall sense.

“Mission Hills and San Marcos will raise the level of competition in our league tremendously, which will help every member...

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